AWIEF is accepting applications for the ‘Enhanced Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Investment and Export Readiness Through a Digital Platform’ program, a new program in partnership with USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub (USAID TradeHub).

The AWIEF 8-week program aims to increase the investor, export readiness, and competitiveness of 100 SMEs in nine Southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia. The program will help strengthen the governance, regulatory compliance and risk management capabilities of your company.

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The program leverages the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a United States Trade Act that significantly enhances market access to the US for qualifying Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, and valid until 2025, to drive export trade for the SMEs. Priority industry sectors include Agriculture, Agro-processing, Textiles, Apparels.

Are you seeking to raise capital for business expansion? Apply now.

Eligibility for Investment and Export Readiness

• Open to SMEs registered and operating in one of the Southern African countries:
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
• SMES should be already exporting or interested in exporting their products to South Africa and/or to the United States leveraging AGOA
• SMEs should be seeking to raise capital for business expansion and international trade?
• Priority industry sectors include: Agriculture, Agro-processing, Textiles and Apparel.

Please ensure that you meet all of the eligibility criteria before applying.

Application of Investment and Export Readiness

Deadline for submission is April 11th, 2022 at 11:59pm Central African Time (CAT). Contact them at [email protected] for any enquiries.

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Lastly, It is important to visit the official website link found below to access the application form.

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